Good Day

I recieved this request via e-mail but we don't work with ivory and
thus have little usefull information.  Can anyone help me with this
problem?

Thank You

K

Miss Karin Scott
Collections Manager: Archaeozoology
Transvaal Museum
P.O. Box 413
Pretoria
South Africa
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REQUEST:
>I have a fairly large Early Iron Age ivory bracelet which needs
>conservation attention. It was broken when recovered, but is in
>danger of further fragmentation. We can keep it in a stable acid-free
>environment. But I'd like at least to get a good photograph of it,
>and am thinking of putting it on display in the museum. Can I glue
>the pieces together with an acetone-based glue (mowital) and should
>I treat the ivory in any way to prevent further fragmentation, say,
>with a dilute glue solution or oil of some sort? Linseed?